[openstack-dev] [tc][all] A culture change (nitpicking)

Assaf Muller assaf at redhat.com
Wed Jun 6 17:17:35 UTC 2018


On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 12:41 PM, Mathieu Gagné <mgagne at calavera.ca> wrote:
> Hi Julia,
>
> Thanks for the follow up on this topic.
>
> On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 6:55 AM, Julia Kreger
> <juliaashleykreger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> These things are not just frustrating, but also very inhibiting for
>> part time contributors such as students who may also be time limited.
>> Or an operator who noticed something that was clearly a bug and that
>> put forth a very minor fix and doesn't have the time to revise it over
>> and over.
>>
>
> What I found frustrating is receiving *only* nitpicks, addressing them
> to only receive more nitpicks (sometimes from the same reviewer) with
> no substantial review on the change itself afterward.
> I wouldn't mind addressing nitpicks if more substantial reviews were
> made in a timely fashion.

The behavior that I've tried to promote in communities I've partaken
is: If your review is comprised solely of nits, either abandon it, or
don't -1.

>
> --
> Mathieu
>
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